Military Strength: Estonia vs Latvia

Estonia (ranked #108 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Latvia (#133) on the ATLAS Index. Estonia fields 7,000 active troops vs 9,000 for Latvia, backed by 15,900 reserves. Estonia allocates $1.5B to defense compared to $1.6B for Latvia.

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EstoniaWorld #108 13.4

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Estonia leads overall, ahead on 2 of 6 pillars

LatviaWorld #133 9.6

32.87,000 active troops Manpower10 % 26.89,000 active troops
0.00 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 0.00 battle tanks
20.08 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
10.80 combat aircraft Air power25 % 12.80 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
22.0$1.5B budget Defense budget15 % 23.9$1.6B budget

Estonia Latvia Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · each conventional pillar read after its branch's availability proxy · Methodology

Key figures

	Estonia	Latvia	Ratio
Defense budget	$1.5B	$1.6B	🇱🇻 1.1×
– share of GDP	3.4%	3.7%	🇱🇻 1.1×
Active personnel	7,000	9,000	🇱🇻 1.3×
Combat aircraft	0	0	—
Warships	8	0	🇪🇪
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	0	0	—
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	41,200	15,900	🇪🇪 2.6×
Paramilitary forces	18,000	0	🇪🇪
Military aircraft (all types)	5	7	🇱🇻 1.4×
– helicopters	0	3	🇱🇻
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$1,069	$866	🇪🇪 1.2×
Population	1.4M	1.9M	🇱🇻 1.4×
GDP	$43B	$44B	🇱🇻 ≈
GDP per capita	$31,428	$23,409	🇪🇪 1.3×
Land area	42,388 km²	62,249 km²	🇱🇻 1.5×
Coastline	3,794 km	498 km	🇪🇪 7.6×